Food Security Action Team

The Food Security Action Team was formed to ensure MIT is taking action, carefully tracking, and regularly updating key stakeholders on food security efforts with the goal of creating a food secure campus. We aim to have a well-organized and coordinated effort around food security that we implement reliably year-after-year. Topics that are covered regularly include communications and marketing, dining, assessment, graduate students, special populations, and innovative projects. The group meets semesterly and provides regular updates to Vice Chancellor and Dean for Student Life, Suzy Nelson.

Visit the Food and Financial Resources page to find support for students struggling with finances, unaware of how to access food resources, or who don’t have enough time to buy and cook food.

  • Peter Cummings, co-convener, DSL Administration
  • David Randall, co-convener, Student Support and Wellbeing
  • Alex Hoyt, Office of the First Year
  • Amy Piantedosi, Student Financial Services
  • Chris Peterson, Student Financial Services & Admissions
  • DiOnetta Crayton, Office of Minority Education
  • Elizabeth Young, Office of the First Year
  • Erica Aguiar, Student Financial Services
  • Grace Conte-Bennett, Office of Student Wellbeing
  • Jimmy Doan, Office of Student Wellbeing
  • Kayla Rothbart, DAPER
  • Kristen Selheim, Undergraduate Residential Life
  • Liz Green, DSL Assessment
  • Mario Fernandez, Office of Student Wellbeing
  • Mark Hayes, Campus Dining
  • Naomi Lane, Office of Residential Education
  • Nia DeYounge, Sloan Student Life Office
  • Sara Lazo, Office of Graduate Education
  • Susy Jones, Office of Sustainability
  • Tim Delio, DAPER
  • Trish Moran, CARE Team
  • Student Reps:
    • UA Chair of Student Support & Wellness Committee – Negin Amouei
    • DormCon – Mitali Chowdhury
    • GSC – Vaishnavi Ramaswamy
    • FSILGs – Nicholas Anewalt
    • Estin Van Alstine
    • Isabella Caruso
    • Bishal Thapa
  • This Dropbox includes various presentations from Food Security Action Team meetings including:
    • Summer 2021 – Addressing Food Insecurity at MIT
    • Fall 2021 – Food Security Assessment Data
    • Fall 2021 – Grad Student Food Solutions Update
    • Fall 2021 – Special Projects & Sustainability: Community Partnerships
    • Spring 2022 – Grad Student Food Solutions Update
    • Spring 2022 – FSAT Communications Overview
    • Fall 2022 – Food Security Assessment Data
    • Winter 2022/IAP – Data update
    • Spring 2023 – FSAT Communications Update
    • Spring 2023 – Special Projects Update

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FSAT Communications Toolkit

Share our new communications resources to help support students and promote a food secure campus.

Email fsat-leadership@mit.edu for questions regarding the Food Security Action Team.